The world has changed over the years. So many things have been factors to cause these changes and it seems America has changed along with the rest of the world. While some changes have been good, there have been many which have caused more grief and sorrow than we can write about here or anywhere else.
When we look back at the Old Testament and see the results of unwise living and reckless abandonment of Christian principles we see God intervening as He brings about judgment on those who have chosen the ways of other gods or chased their own devices. In the Garden of Eden it was Adam and Eve, and then there was the Tower of Babel, there was the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and other examples. Yet one stands out in my mind today.
Beginning in Genesis chapter 6 we have the account of Noah, running through chapter 10. The scripture says, “Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.” He is instructed to build a boat, gather his family, two of every kind of animal and get ready for God to destroy the earth with water. Why? Again we look to the scripture: “God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.”
I say all of this to say this: I wonder what it would be like if Noah were alive today and God instructed him to build an Ark. I think it would go something like this:
And the Lord spoke to Noah and said, "In one year, I am going to make it rain and cover the whole earth with water until all flesh is destroyed. But I want you to save the righteous people and two of every kind of living thing on the earth. Therefore, I am commanding you to build an Ark."
In a flash of lightening, God delivered the specifications for an Ark. In fear and trembling, Noah took the plans and agreed to build the Ark.
"Remember" said the Lord, "You must complete the Ark and bring everything aboard in one year."
Exactly one year later, fierce storm clouds covered the earth and all the seas of the earth went into a tumult. The Lord saw that Noah was sitting in his front yard weeping.
"Noah," He shouted. "Where is the Ark?"
"Lord, please forgive me!” cried Noah. "I did my best, but there were big problems.
1. I had to get a permit for construction and
2. Your plans did not comply with the codes.
3. I had to hire an engineering firm and redraw the plans.
4. Then I got into a fight with OSHA over whether or not the Ark needed a fire sprinkler system
and flotation devices.
5. Then my neighbor objected, claiming I was violating zoning ordinances by building the Ark in my front yard,
6. So I had to get a variance from the city planning commission.
7. I had problems getting enough wood for the Ark, because there was a ban on cutting trees to protect the Spotted Owl. I finally convinced the U.S. Forest Service that I needed the wood to save the owls.
8. However, the Fish and Wildlife Service won't let me catch any owls. So, no owls.
9. The carpenters formed a union and went out on strike. I had to negotiate a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board before anyone would pick up a saw or a hammer. Now I have 16 carpenters on the Ark, but still no owls.
10. When I started rounding up the other animals, I got sued by an animal rights group. They objected to me only taking two of each kind aboard.
11. Just when I got the suit dismissed, the EPA notified me that I could not complete the Ark without filing an environmental impact statement on your proposed flood. They didn't take very kindly to the idea that they had no jurisdiction over the conduct of the Creator of the universe.
12. Then the Army Engineers demanded a map of the proposed new flood plain. I sent them a globe.
13. Right now, I am trying to resolve a complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that I am practicing discrimination by not taking Godless, unbelieving people aboard!
14. The IRS has seized my assets, claiming that I'm building the Ark in preparation to flee the country to avoid paying taxes. I just got a notice from the state that I owe them some kind of user tax as I failed to register the Ark as a "recreational watercraft."
15. Finally, the ACLU got the courts to issue an injunction against further construction of the Ark, saying that since God is flooding the earth, it is a religious event and therefore unconstitutional.
“I really don't think I can finish the Ark for another 5 or 6 years!" Noah wailed. The sky began to clear, the sun began to shine and the seas began to calm. A rainbow arched across the sky. Noah looked up hopefully.
"You mean you are not going to destroy the earth Lord?"
"No," said the Lord sadly. "I don't have to. The government already has."

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